Andrew Carnegie

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Overview Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1900 by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the institution became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912. In 1967, it merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, forming what is now Carnegie Mellon University. […]

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Andrew Carnegie 5 (95)

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Overview Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was a Scottish-born American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who played a central role in the expansion of the American steel industry during the late nineteenth century. As the founder of Carnegie Steel Company, he became one of the wealthiest individuals in modern history and a leading figure of the Gilded Age.

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